We got a break, admits McIver as Kernan absolves Hearty from blame

SQUARE ball or not?

Joe Kernan couldn’t say. Neither could Brian McIver. Even Kevin Cassidy, closest to the controversy, genuinely hadn’t a clue.

In fairness to Kernan, he refused to make anything out of Brendan Devenney’s deciding score and all concerned were in agreement that it would take repeated watchings later in the evening to come to a consensus.